International Travel Visual Design
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CHRISTOPHER FAIR CV
Fashion Stylist
www.chris.style
ad5nol@r.postjobfree.com
(786) 271 – 5205
Apollo Condominium
Miami Beach, FL 33139
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE:
o Freelance stylist based in Miami, Florida and working in London and New York. Experience styling for networks such as MTV and Warner Brothers.
o Excellent manager with highly effective communication, facilitation, team building and operational planning skills for a diverse group of companies. Ability to lead diverse groups and realize high- level goals in visual display, sales quota and customer satisfaction. o Accomplished visual design career in high-end and commercial design. Exemplary at building trustworthy relationships and rapport with global teams and individual clients. Experience with international travel and design collaboration including Damien Hirst’s studio in London. o Successful career in sales consistently exceeding the daily quota and reaching top sales. Experience developing and maintaining high-profile client portfolios. Highly skilled at building sales relationships for the commercial and high-end market.
EDUCATION:
o BF in Fashion Merchandising
Parsons School of Design. New York, NY.
FREELANCE FASHION STYLIST 2000 – Present
MTV, WARNER BROTHERS, Miami, New York, London
o Worked as a MTV stylist for three years and became the first assistant for Danny Santiago working on advertising campaigns, editorials and catalogs. Gained experience working with established celebrities. Became the stylist for the trend section of the magazine, Fashion Spectrum. o Music video stylist for Warner Brothers working with established singers at Madison Square Garden. Became the personal stylist for Frankie Negron’s PR and appearances. o Styling earned fashion editorials in Spanish Elle, Vogue Bambino, Paper Magazine, Vogue Italia, Rain Magazine, Carbon Copy Magazine and Vanity.
o Worked with a diverse group of top model agencies including IMG, Fusion, Request, Boss, Elite, Wilhelmina, Next, and New York Models creating portfolios and cards for new and established models.
o Proven skill and compassion working with up-and-coming top models.
LEAD SALES AND ASST. VISUALS Sept 2017 – July 2018 A CHILD OF JAGO, Central London location.
o Exceeded daily sales quota for this high-end market and consistently received top sales. Promoted to lead sales staff.
o Extensive experience with styling celebrities.
o After continued excellence with sales, promoted to the management team helping lead other sales associates reach their goals.
o Assisted with in-house visuals for the store and helped develop and maintain a high-end client book.
SENIOR MANAGEMENT, STYLIST, VISUAL MERCHANDISING Jan 2011 – Jan 2016 H&M GLOBAL FLAGSHIP STORE, Regent Street, London
o Expanded knowledge and leadership abilities in the commercial range of merchandising. o Management responsibilities included daily operations, walk-throughs, schedules and monitoring sales quotas. Responsible for meeting and working with buyers. o As a stylist, designed weekly looks to increase sales in each department. Working for the global H&M for the UK, stylist designs were used in stores across the UK and Ireland.
STYLIST, LEAD VISUAL MERCHANDISER, SALES June 2007 – Dec 2010 YOHJI YAMAMOTO, Mayfair, London
o Responsible for seasonal international travel to the Paris runway shows and collaborating with the head office in Paris. Responsible for taking the Paris inspiration and create the visual aspect for the London store on Conduit Street.
o Began in sales where I consistently exceeded the daily sales quota. o Developed and managed an immense and high-profile client list to ensure that each season these clients were inspired by what style Yohji Yamamoto was expressing. Duties included the management of deliveries and personal contact and credit information.
STYLIST, VISUAL MERCHANDISER, SALES 1996 – 2005
MARITHE & FRANCIOS GIRBAUD, ZARA USA, DIESEL, New York City o Extensive styling experience dressing manikins with proven success boosting customer interest and sales.
o At the Marithe & Francios Girbaud design store in SOHO, rapidly moved into visual merchandising. Responsible for collaborating with the global office in Paris and style the New York store accordingly.
o Continued sales records reached at Zara, Diesel and Marithe & Francios Girbaud.
REFERENCES
o Client and business references available upon request.
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